Septavius the Ghost God

Last updated: Exalt Version 1.6.1.0 (June 2021)

Septavius the Ghost God is the boss of the Undead Lair.

The Realm Eye says:
Lord of the undead, Septavius uses the souls received from Skuld to create skeletons, vampires, ghosts, mummies, constructs and other reanimated monsters. He was a distinguished combatant in his living days, proficient as both a mage and a marksman in the ancient kingdom he served. His valiant spirit has persisted for centuries after his passing, making him an authority over fallen warriors.

Stats
Combat
Drops
Tips
History
Trivia

Stats

Base HP: 12,000 ( Boss Adaptive Scaling Boss Adaptive HP Scaling)
DEF: 12
EXP: 4,000
Location: Undead Lair

Level 1 Quest
Immune to Stasis
Counts toward Undead Kills
Counts toward God Kills

Combat

Attacks

Damage	Condition effects	Speed (tiles/sec)	Range (tiles)	Comments
75		8	12	Ignores defense of target Shots hit multiple targets
40	Quiet for 1s	9	23.4	Shots hit multiple targets Shots boomerang Faces Direction Amplitude: 2 Frequency: 2.5
65	Confused for 1.5s	5.7	17.1	Shots hit multiple targets
160		4	24	Shots hit multiple targets
60		7	14	Shots hit multiple targets
80		4	16	Shots hit multiple targets Faces Direction Amplitude: 1.2 Frequency: 3.6
100		7	14	Shots hit multiple targets
75		6	12	Ignores defense of target Shots hit multiple targets
120		10	15	Shots hit multiple targets
90		4	20	Shots hit multiple targets Faces Direction Amplitude: 1.6 Frequency: 1.3

Behavior

Septavius is found in a large circular room, attended by a large group of ghost enemies that will attack players on sight. He will be translucent and invincible, maintaining a three-armed spiral of white bullets as his minions attack. Once all the ghosts have been destroyed, Septavius will materialize and attack properly. Depending on which attacks he is using, he will either wield his staff (resembling the Edictum Praetoris) or his bow (resembling the Doom Bow).

Phase 1

Septavius alternates between two behavior patterns:

1A
Fires a clockwise-rotating, 3-armed spiral of white bullets, while periodically releasing a 3-way burst of larger, faster shots.

1B
Chases players, firing rings of white shots and alternating between three-shot spreads and streams of black arrows.

Phase 2

Upon taking enough damage, Septavius will retreat into the center of the room. He will then start wandering erratically, firing rings of white shots.

Phase 3

Septavius alternates between two behavior patterns:

3A
Septavius alternates between firing four black arrows in a cross shape and four pairs of curving blue blasts in a cross shape.

3B
Septavius fires several 4-armed spirals of blue bullets, which diverge and split apart once reaching a certain distance, spiralling in opposite directions.

Phase 4

Septavius goes translucent and invulnerable again before summoning another group of ghost minions, which will mass around him to protect him. He will be repeatedly firing four black arrows in a cross shape as his minions attack. The minions must be killed to progress the fight.

Phase 5

Septavius goes vulnerable for the last time and rapidly fires both rings of white shots and cross-shaped bursts of black arrows. This phase lasts until his death.

Reproduction

Spawns:

Lair Ghost Archer	Lair Ghost Knight	Lair Ghost Mage
Lair Ghost Paladin	Lair Ghost Rogue	Lair Ghost Warrior
Ghost Mage of Septavius	Ghost Rogue of Septavius	Ghost Warrior of Septavius

Drops

Tips and Strategies

TBA

History

The Bow of the Morning Star, a reskin for the Doom Bow, has previously been a drop from Septavius. It first was released during the June 2014 Month of the Mad God event. The drop rate of this bow was doubled during the Month of the Mad God. It also appeared during the Month of the Mad God in 2015 and 2016.

Trivia

Septavius’ current sprite, introduced during 2020’s Month of the Mad God, was inspired by Uomo’s design used in the Heroic Undead Lair.

Septavius’s name was made as a play on Octavian, Caesar Augustus.